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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anita feel she meant to her mother when she was growing up?
(a) She was replaceable.
(b) She was extra baggage.
(c) She was a mistake.
(d) She was expensive.

2. Where did Anita move after she rejected her second marriage proposal?
(a) To her old house.
(b) To Kitty Davis.
(c) With her mother and Belle.
(d) To a run down hotel.

3. What did James NOT do?
(a) Drank.
(b) Provide for his family.
(c) Was abusive.
(d) Gambled.

4. What happened during Anita's first sexual encounter?
(a) She got really sick.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She bled for 3 days.
(d) She became pregnant.

5. How does Chapter 1 describe Anita?
(a) Happy and joyful.
(b) Disruptive and emotionally bankrupt.
(c) Sad and miserable.
(d) Lonely but happy.

6. Where was Anita able to work her way up singing?
(a) Planet Mars.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Planet Earth.
(d) The Venus.

7. How long did Anita play for her first set at Off-Beat?
(a) An hour.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) 24 minutes.

8. In Chapter 2, what did Gladys allow Anita to do?
(a) Work in a bar, singing.
(b) Travel throughout the Midwest.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Move in with her boyfriend.

9. What was Anita's first marriage built upon?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Friendship where sex was frowned upon.
(c) Lust.
(d) Love.

10. What did the guest staying with Anita and her mom show towards Anita?
(a) More love than her mom.
(b) The same care as her mom.
(c) Less compassion than her mom.
(d) More empathy than her mom.

11. What was Gladys NOT, during the time Anita was growing up?
(a) A giving person.
(b) A demonstrative person.
(c) A loving mom.
(d) A happy person.

12. Who is Anita's idol in Chapter 3?
(a) Martha Rye.
(b) Marta Reesen.
(c) Martha Raye.
(d) Mary Rave.

13. Where did Anita spend her summers?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Kansas City.

14. In what year was Anita born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1921.

15. In what time period was Anita's adolescence?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anita see an advertisement for in Chapter 2?

2. What did Gladys discover before she got married?

3. What did Anita long for during Chapter 2?

4. What was the result of James' behavior?

5. Where does Chapter 3 find Anita?

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